Vocabulary

air-conditioning; air-cooling apparatus

sneer; derision; scornful laugh

cold compress; cold pack

competition; emulation; rivalry

to vie with another; to emulate each other

excitation

strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.); diligent execution (e.g. of duties); sticking to (e.g. a routine)

excitation

diligence; assiduity; industry

shouts of encouragement

to thank

etiquette; courtesy

courteous; decorous; polite

etiquette; manners

bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica)

lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)

slavery

subordination; servitude; servility; vassalage; slavery

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears)

zero matrix; null matrix

Zero fighter plane

(no matter) who; everyone; anyone

how much; how many

certain amount; some

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

summertime

staying at home

head of the house

family precepts; family motto; rule of the home

fire arrow; incendiary arrow

red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter

to pass; to go past

painter; artist

unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses

outer court

each time

each item; each clause

jawbone; mandible

qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

dry cough; hacking cough